The remarkable, final filmscripts of acclaimed director Ingmar Bergman, available in English for the first time. The scripts of award-winning film director Ingmar Bergman have been among the most important documents in film history. Though his vision in such films as Wild Strawberries and The Seventh Seal has shaped our thinking about the cinema, none of his most recent films have been shown in US theaters. This book brings to English readers for the first time some of the finest creations of Bergman's mature years. In these three scenarios of extraordinary frankness, even rawness, Bergman shows his tender yet realistic views on the world of theater, cinema, and acting, culminating with In the Presence of a Clown, where he returns to the character of his Uncle Carl, an irrepressible inventor who comes up with an early version of the talking film. These most recent scripts, in effect Bergman's own fifth act, add an important and moving chapter to his life work. A preface contextualizing the scripts within Bergman's oeuvre has been added by Lasse Bergstrom, a noted Swedish film critic as well as the publisher of Bergman's work in Sweden.
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The Fifth Act comprises three recent scripts (and a brief introductory piece called "Monologue") by Ingmar Bergman, trans. from the Swedish by Linda Haverty Rugg and Joan Tate. Texts include "After the Rehearsal," in which a director looks back on a life in the theater; "The Last Scream," which finds a failed film director raging over injustices dealt to him; and "In the Presence of a Clown," featuring a quirky inventor based on Bergman's uncle. Film buffs will be intrigued, but the book may find an even wider appeal: "it looks like drama but could just as easily be film, television, or simply texts for reading."
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This collection by the award-winning Swedish film director consists of three late film scripts: "After the Rehearsal" (1984), "The Last Scream" (1995), and "In the Presence of a Clown" (1997). In his introduction, Bergman explains that "The Fifth Act deals with my indefatigable companions: the stage, the actors and film, movie theaters, cinematography." Two of the scripts are autobiographical: in "After the Rehearsal," the aging director divulges his artistic and personal relationships with two actresses (a mother and daughter), while "In the Presence of a Clown" is based on Bergman's unbalanced uncle Carl, an inventor of early talking film. "The Last Scream" shows the ultimate humiliation of Swedish filmmaker Georg af Klercker in his futile plea to a disinterested financier/producer for backing. Bergman writes with honesty and compassion, and the translations are eloquent, In the preface, noted Swedish film critic Lasse Bergstrom succinctly places these scripts in the context of Bergman's entire literary oeuvre. Recommended for both academic and public libraries. Ming-ming Shen Kuo, Ball State Univ. Lib., Muncie, IN
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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